Friday, August 14, 2009

Foto Friday & Sylvan Lake Recap

We spent the last 5 days in Sylvan Lake, somewhat technology free. No video games, computers or TV. (We did watch DVDs and check email on Blackberry.)

Let's do the vacation math...

3 afternoons at the beach (Sylvan and Aspen Beach)
1 afternoon at the bowling alley (5 pin)
1 afternoon at the indoor pool (in lieu of the waterslide, it was only 14 degrees!)
3 trips to Walmart (and 2 new toys!)
3 trips to the ice cream store
2 trips to the playground
2 camp fires (plus one cut short by a hail storm)
3 fire cooked meals (hot dogs, pork chops, hamburgers)
2 marshmallow roasts (mmmmm, s'mores)
1 dinner at Boston Pizza
2 playdates with a friend from school (whose cabin was half a block from ours!)
1 afternoon with uncle and cousins
3 days with Granny
4 movies to watch (Duplicity, The Soloist, Sunshine Cleaning, Pink Panther 2)
4 movies to watch (Pokemon, Magic School Bus, Jetsons, Baby Neptune)
plus books to read, games to play and crafts to make...

Equals one great time at the lake.

I mostly took video, but here are a few photos.

First time having his own cone.

Prefers sitting on the blanket to going in the cold lake.

LOVE going in the cold lake.

A warm-up and a snack.

Gotta go, I have one more trip to pack for this summer!!!

3 comments:

T said...

Wow, all that in 5 days? Sounds like you guys were busy! (and what is it with kids and cold water? Do they have no nerve endings???)

The Blakeneys said...

Vacation math -- FUN! Sounds like you made the best of it, despite the crappy weather.

(Also, I would like to hear movie reviews on the grown-up movies at some point, please!)

Amanda said...

Holy crap that's a full vacation! And still one more to go??? Your family is awesome!

Love the math & photos...great post!